Volunteers are planting sagebrush seeds north of Emmett with Idaho Fish and Game biologists to help mule deer survive.

Imagine my surprise when, a few days later, I took an afternoon sweep through our farm and spotted a cattle egret standing in a grass farrowing paddock, surrounded by rowdy piglets and their mother.

The loss of kill space for small lots of cattle and sheep will reverberate through the whole paddock-to-plate and restaurant sector, says a rare cattle breed society director.